long haul will be much more sustainable for the regions (MAN and probably EDI will benefit from this big time) etc etc etc
I doubt that direct long haul flights from NCL will suffer from 300+ miles
return surface journeys to MAN or GLA even - taking fuel, time/parking costs into account. The biggest threat would be EDI's closest 220 miles but that isn't going to happen unless the High Street charter fleets decide to relocate. APD or no APD.